Just going through some of the basic before getting into the heavy lifting. Please pardon the dorky edit. I'm still learning to use video editing software and the learning curve is a bit of a pain to say the least. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRGbJygqTpo
Hi folks! Welcome to my new video series 'Love Is Contagious: The Livestream Covideo Series.' These performances are ripped from live home concerts I've been doing on Facebook. There will be a lot more to come. If you want to actively watch or just put the music on in the background for a daily life soundtrack, either way, enjoy!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YROTrnO99AM
When I started jamming with cellist Vlad, I immediately thought 'what better song than I Am The Walrus?' And so here it is.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IyW9mzb2WE
Who knows what will happen to Danny's now that it's sold. So, for the sake of good memories and good times, here is a video sweep of the famed mural set to the music of the Elegant Strangers.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCEsU-RYhrI
Wherever you find yourself, and if it's terribly cold outside, here's hoping that the warm rays of Southern California sunshine will come to you through this video. Merry Christmas to one and all!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kfUFciWhIE
Some years ago, perhaps around 2012-ish (the good ol' days when musician could actually do their jobs), a band formed around me. That's the only way I can put it. I used to sit in front of Groundwork Coffeehouse with my acoustic guitar, just noodling around. One day, the barista working there said to me, "Hey I'm just about off my shift. Can I bring my upright bass and jam with you?" After I heartily agreed, Zack the barista came by with that big ol' upright. After that awkward moment of trying to figure out what to play, Zack noticed a banjo player with his back to us performing on the boardwalk about 30 yards away. He couldn't really hear us but we could hear him, so we played along to his music. It was somewhat in the style of a 2/4 gypsy jazz thing. This gave me an idea. I asked him if he knew, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." He did, so I suggested we play it in an upbeat gypsy jazz/western swing style. That was the beginning of a new, albeit short lived, phase in my musical career. I thought what we were doing was a hoot, so we began setting classic rock and pop tunes to this style.
One day, my buddy Matt Demerritt came by and asked if he could bring along his tenor sax and jam with us. That was step two of the band forming around me. Recently, a new guy moved into Venice only steps away from where we were jamming. His name was Andy Kravitz, and it turned out he was a heavy-hitter in the music industry, being a multi-platinum record winning producer for the likes of Sting, Billy Joel, The Rolling Stones, and many, many others. His walls were literally lined with platinum records. But not only this, he was a session drummer as well. He even replaced the insanely genius drummer, Vinnie Colaiuta on a remaster of a Sting track. He walked by with a smile on his face, newly discovering the three of us jamming outdoors. He asked if he could bring a snare drum and play brushes to our music.
That formed the band. Andy was, in a sense, our Ringo Starr who made the band suddenly complete. We began working up a repertoire and routinely jammed in front of Groundwork. People gathered 'round applauding and having fun with the music. It became clear that we now had a band, a few set lists, and a vibe. We realized we'd become a band for real. We got offered to play in some local joints which made us face one sobering fact: the band didn't have a name.
As it was, the Groundwork window had not only the name of the place on it but emblazoned on the window it also proudly boasted "Venice Roasters." Locally roasted coffee. One day a homeless guy on his bike stopped to listen to us. In the break between songs he said, "Hey! You guys should call yourselves 'The Venice Roasters.' We all thought, how perfect is that? Since we employed that a special uptempo, gypsy
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt1YNDFwrq0
A discussion around the song Two Of Us, with a science fiction surprise at the beginning of the video. The two of us, that is James Corbett and myself, look at the history around the song, the Let It Be project in general, including the film, and of course the music theory behind the chord movement. While it's really a very simple song, there's always plenty to discuss when it comes to the Beatles!
The not-so-apparent mistake queued up: https://youtu.be/cLQox8e9688?t=192
BEATLES Let It Be--The Argument With Context: https://youtu.be/qwdX2-FRRE8
The Beatles - Let It Be--Album Breakdown with Jerry Hammack: https://youtu.be/IoujGmPOuuc
James Corbett's highly recommended website: www.thecorbettreport.com
James Corbett's Odysee Channel: https://odysee.com/@corbettreport:0
James can still be found on YouTube but as he and I both recommend, try your best not to support corporatized, controlled propaganda outlets like YouTube!
Many thanks to Broc West for all your hard work and especially for the custom sci-fi sequence in this video.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xetea8mMrn4
This song was a regular of ours when I was doing a continual gig with my good friend Spring. She's a vocalist extraordinaire. She's featured somewhere on my channel doing the song God Bless the Child. I think I entitled it GBTC because that song got me my first copyright violation notice on YouTube. Ah, memories! :D
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnknTbUFSaU